games3.jpg The game or puzzle format develops critical thinking, a sound problem solving approach and advanced mathematical reasoning. The examples presented here require students to apply those skills to enhance their mathematical understanding.

Coffee Shop - how much money can you make in 14 days?
Fiver - convert white pieces to black on a variable sized board
Leapfrog - find the rule that will allow you to move the frogs to their target location
Lemonade Stand - a classic - make as much money as you can in 7, 14 or 30 days
Mathionaire - Answer enough questions correctly to win a million - no riches but a good challenge
Math Olympics - 20 quite challenging questions stand between you and a gold medal.
Sokoban - push rocks to a designated location - 100 challenging levels of this classic problem solving game
Sudoko - great for all levels, 4 squares to the familiar nine square classic using numbers, symbols or shapes
Tactix - a two player game where you try to force the other player to remove the last counter from the board
Tower of Hanoi - a classic puzzle moving discs from one side of the board to the other
Tutpup - compete in games against other kids from all over the world.
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